Of the many engineering disciplines, Mechanical Engineering is the broadest, encompassing a wide variety of engineering fields and many specialties. The mechanical engineers are employed in an enormous range of technical areas including: acoustics, air-conditioning, automatic controls, computer-aided design, energy management, fluid dynamics, robotics, biomechanics and turbo machinery, just to name a few. Mechanical engineering is a challenging, rewarding and highly respected profession.

The department of Mechanical Engineering at IT Gopeshwar with its commitment to excellence educates the engineers of tomorrow by integrating classroom theory and practical hands-on projects, and also by emphasizing the process of learning and critical thinking by conducting industrial visits.

The teaching and research programs in the department are organized according to both disciplinary and inter-disciplinary themes. We cover all the core disciplinary areas of Mechanical Engineering including dynamics, controls, solid mechanics, materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, automobile and design.

Mission

To Develop our department as a center of excellence, imparting quality education, generating competents and skilled manpower. We prepare our students with high degree of credibility, integrity, ethical standards and social concern. we train our students to devise and implemented noval systems, based on education and research.

Vision

To provide an acagemically conducive enveronment for individuals to develop as technologically superior, socially conscious and nationally responsible citizens.

Program Educational Objective

To develop technically competent and well trained software engineers to attain National and International recognition.

To frame and disseminate high quality program with the continuous and co-ordinate efforts of faculty and student body at all academic levels and various sectors.

To produce ethically and socially responsible engineers who can involve themselves for community development to increase the productivity by providing suitable engineering solutions. To provide an acagemically conducive enveronment for individuals to develop as technologically superior, socially conscious and nationally responsible citizens.

Core Subjects

Being affiliated to the Uttarakhand Tachnical University, The Computer Science & Engineering department of the IT Gopeshwar follows the courses and syllabus prescribed by UTU which focus on and provide in-depth studies in the following main stream topics:.

In this lab the students study and conduct experiments to understand the application of thermodynamics in real life. The students study various models and cut-sections of turbines and engines to understand the principles of thermodynamics used in their design and working.

List of Equipment

Morse test apparatus

Model of pure Reaction steam turbine, De- level turbine

Model of steam engine

Sectional working model of 2 stroke petrol engine

Sectional working model of 4 stroke petrol engine

Gas turbine model

Sectional working model of 2 stroke Diesel engine

Sectional working model of 4 stroke Diesel engine

Refrigerator

Cut section of actual I.C. engine (two stroke)

Cut section of actual I.C. engine (four stroke)

Model of vertical water tube boiler, loeffler boiler

Model of steam/Reaction turbine(air turbine, velocity compounded)

Model of steam/Reaction turbine(air turbine, pressure compounded)

Demonstrator of ignition system of 4 cylinder petrol engine

List of Experiment

To study pressure compounding of steam turbine

To study impulse reaction turbine

To study a two stroke petrol engine

To study a four stroke petrol engine

To study a water tube boiler.

To study a fire tube boiler.

To study four stroke diesel engine

To study and sketch of simple steam engine model

To study two stroke diesel engine.

Engineering Drawing Lab

About

In this lab the students learn about the various aspects of engineering drawing. This understanding is needed for communication between a component designer and manufacturer. All the required equipments are present in the lab for this purpose.

List of Equipment

Drawing Boards

Instruments Box

Drawing Sheets

Drawing pencil

Drawing pins and clips

Protractors

Set squares

T-square or Drafter

Fluid Mechanics Lab

About

This laboratory houses testing equipment for Fluid Mechanics Laboratory and provides classroom space for students working on related laboratory activities. The equipment includes a centrifugal pump test rig, losses in pipe apparatus, reciprocating pump test rig and pipe friction apparatus.

List of Equipment

Kaplan Turbine test rig

Apparatus to study boundary layer profile over a flat plate

Impact of jet on vanes Apparatus

Apparatus to study transition from laminar to turbulent flow and to determine the lower critical Reynolds number

Calibration Rig and to determine coefficient of discharge for rectangular and triangular notches

Apparatus verify Darcy’s law and to find out coefficient for different sizes of pipe

To find out the heat transfer coefficient to vertical cylinder in natural convection.

To find surface heat transfer coefficient for a pipe flowing heat.

To determine the thermal conductivity of a liquid.

To study the temperature distribution along an extended surface of constant cross sectional area.

To find the Stefan Constant.

To determine total Thermal Conductivity of composite wall.

To study the film wise and drop wise condensation of steam on a vertical surface.

To Determine total thermal conductivity of composite cylinder.

Machine Drawing Lab

About
It is an extension of the concepts learnt in the engineering drawing lab. In this lab the students make technical diagrams of various parts and their assembly on paper as well using computers.List of Equipment

Drawing Boards

Instruments Box

Drawing Sheets

Drawing pencil

Drawing pins and clips

Protractors

Set squares

T-square or Drafter

List of Experiment

Draw the front view, side view of the given drawings in first angle projection.

Draw the exploded view of the given drawing in first angle projection.

Draw the Assembly of the given drawing in first angle projection.

Draw and determine the size of the given key when L=50mm. and study the different types of keys.

Sand testing (at least one such as grain fineness number determination)

Press work experiment such as blanking/piercing, washer, making etc.

Jigs & Fixture experiment.

Bolt making on lathe machine

To make single V-butt joint for Arc welding

Planning of surface and shaping a V-block on shaper M/c

To perform gas welding operation

To perform soldering & brazing exp. & study of brazing & soldering

Study of tools and its angles

Study of tool wear & plot a graph b/w tool life and tool wear

Drilling holes on drilling m/c and study of drill

Material Science and Testing Lab

About

This laboratory houses testing equipment for material science Laboratory and provides classroom space for students working on related laboratory activities. The equipment includes a hardness testing machine, belt grinder, polishing machine and muffle furnace.

Study of microstructure of welded components and HAZ-macro and micro examination

To conduct tensile test on mild steel specimen and to find put the following quantities.

Yield strength

Young’s modulus of elasticity

Ultimate strength

Percentage reduction in area

Percentage elongation

To carry out shear test and bend test on UTM.

Impact testing on impact testing machine like izod or charpy or both.

To determine the hardness of given specimen on Rockwell/ Brinell /Vickers hardness tester.

To conduct torsion test on mild steel or iron specimens to find out modulus of rigidity.

Measurement and Metrology Lab

About

The lab is fully developed for experimentation and studies on vernier caliper Limits, Fits and Tolerances, Dial Indictor, Shark Plug, Tachometer, Sine Bar & Slip Gauges and Vibration Measuring Instrument to prepare the students befitting to serve the industry.

List of Equipment

Sine bar (200mm)

Granite surface plate (0.5*0.5m)

Slip gauge

Vernier height (size 300mm, Accuracy 0.02mm)

Bore dial gauge(10-50) 0.001 accuracy

Gear tooth vernier caliper

Vernier height (size 300mm, Accuracy 0.02mm

Angle plate

Sine vice

Outside micrometer

Internal micrometer 25-100mm

Internal micrometer 50-210mm

Digital vernier caliper

Digital micrometer(outside) 0-25

Digital micrometer(outside) 25-50

Depth micrometer

Magnetic dialindicator stand

Gear tooth vernier caliper

Thread gauges plug/ring

Feelers gauge

v- block

List of Experiment

To study the Principle, working & construction of Dial indicator.

To study the feller gauge.

To Study the pressure measurement device (Pressure Cell)

Measurement of angle using Sine bar & Slip gauges.

To measurement of strain through strain cantilever bridge.

To study the working of stroboscope

Study and angular measurement using bevel protector.

Study and working of simple measuring instrument like vernier caliper, micrometer, tachometer, etc.

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Lab

About

The aim of the lab is to give a practical insight to degree students for equipments running on Vapour compression cycle. Water cooler and cooling Tower apparatus has been designed for calculation of C.O.P. and Efficiency of the system. And cut section model of all types of compressors, Air conditioners and condensers are used to give thorough knowledge of their parts, working and maintenance.

List of Equipment

Models of different type of evaporates

Air condition

Compressor test ring

Cooling tower

Refrigeration Test ring

Air washer test ring

Air conditioning system rig

Mechanical heat pump

Cold storage test ring

List of Experiment

Experiment on refrigeration test rig and calculation of various performance parameters.

To study different types of expansion devices used in refrigeration system

To study different types of evaporators used in refrigeration systems.

To study basic components of air-conditioning system.

Experiment on air-conditioning test rig and calculation of various performance parameters.

To perform the experiment for Static & dynamic balancing on balancing machine

Machine Design Experiments

To design a shaft.

Design a welded joint.

Design a spring .

Design a screw jack.

Design a key.

Design a Bolted joint.

Design a coupling.

Workshop

About

A full-fledged workshop has been established. Individualized attention is given to all the students who come to the workshop. Safety gadgets have been made compulsory to be used by the students while they are in the workshop for their hands-on-practice. Lathe machines, Shaper machine, drilling machine, Gas welding and Arc welding set-ups are available in the Mechanical workshop.

List of Equipment

Centre lathes

Shaper

Capistan lathe

Power hacksaw

Milling machine

Drilling machine,13mm

Power hacksaw

Double ended pedestal grinder

Anvils with anvil base (iron base)

Vernierhight gauge

Venire calipers

Surface plate

Hand drilling machine electric

Wood working turning lathe

Bandsaw machine

Universal sawimg machine

Carpenter’s work bench

Hand drill machine

Double ended pedestal grinder

Arc welding M/C

Spot welding

Welding glass goggles

Fitter work bench table

Bench type drill

Planer

Tig welding machine

List of Experiment

To fabricate the turning model on a lathe m/c as per the drawing.

To fabricate a wooden T-Lap joint of given dimensions using common carpentry tools.

To make the perfect male & female V - shape joint according to given drawing in fitting shop.

To prepare a Single V- Butt Joint with the help of Electric Arc welding on mild steel flat.

To make the box by sheet metal operation.

To study of Tools /Equipment, operations used in carpentry shop and carpentry joints.